Rough and Tough Rose
Was feeling the holiday malaise and was going to skip this one but my better half convinced me to finish!…
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All logged hikes for Rose Peak (San Francisco Bay Area).
Rose Peak…Six Down…Zero To Go…Challenge Complete
Challenge Complete!!! I attempted this hike on Christmas morning, but long story short… I couldn’t find the trail and the…
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Nearly a Photo Finish
Weather cooperated for good hiking day. Mostly overcast with temps in the 50s, colder and windy at Rose Peak. Had…
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Longest Hike on the Shortest Day
The shortest day of the year presented a fantastic, dry day to take on the longest peak of all. Green…
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Rose Peak – longest hike on the shortest day
It was a great day for the 6th and final hike, and I met several other six-packers tackling their last…
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Best for last! Rose peak!
This was my first solo hike over ten miles! I averaged a 16.30 min/mile pace and finished the hike in…
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Rainy Rose
We hiked to the Sunol Backpackers camp and stayed the night in Eagles Aeyrie. The wind kicked up about midnight…
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Chilly and blustery on Rose Peak
Rose Peak, from Sunol. 19 miles and 4000 foot vertical. Chilly and blustery hike. 53 weeks after my previous time…
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Arise to Rose ????
Started 9am, beautiful sunny sky with the occasional clouds floating by. Perfect hiking weather for such a challenging elevation gain;…
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There and back again
I knew this hike was hard having done the Ohlone trail 2 years ago and it was just as hard as…
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Rain on Rose
Hiking Rose was something I wasn’t quite looking forward to. Last year I hiked it on Christmas Eve and it…
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